Nikon COOLPIX P310, Reference Manual

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Recording Movies
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Notes on Movie Recording
• When saving a movie onto a memory card, a memory card with an SD speed class of Class 6 or
higher is recommended (
A
19). If the transfer speed of the card is slow, the movie recording may
end unexpectedly.
• Using the digital zoom causes image quality to deteriorate. If you start recording the movie
without using digital zoom, and you keep rotating the zoom control toward
g
, the zoom stops at
the maximum optical zoom ratio. Release the zoom control and rotate it again toward
g
to trigger
digital zoom. When recording ends, digital zoom turns off.
• The sounds of zoom control operation, zoom, autofocus, vibration reduction or aperture control
when the brightness changes may be recorded.
• The following phenomena may be seen on the monitor while recording movies. These
phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
- Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-vapor lighting
- Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or
car, may appear skewed
- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned
- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is moved
B
Notes on the Camera Temperature
• The camera may become warm when recording movies for an extended period of time or when
the camera is used in a hot area.
• When the temperature inside the camera becomes extremely
high while recording a movie, recording automatically stops after
5 seconds. The remaining amount of recording time (
B
5s) is
displayed on the monitor. The camera turns off in 5 seconds after
movie recording automatically stops.
Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled
and then use it.
C
Focusing for Movie Recording
• When Autofocus mode (
A
95) in the movie menu is set to
A
Single AF (default setting),
the focus is locked when the
b
(
e
movie-record) button is pressed to start movie recording. To
adjust the focus using the autofocus again while recording movies, press the multi selector
J
.
• When the focus mode (
A
66) is
E
(manual focus), adjust the focus manually. The focus can be
adjusted by pressing the multi selector
H
(Far) or
I
(Near) while recording movies.
• Autofocus may not perform as expected (
A
29). Should this occur, try
E
(manual focus) or the
following methods.
1. Before recording, set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to
A
Single AF (default setting).
2. Position a different subject at the same distance in the middle of the screen. Press the
b
(
e
movie-record) button to start the movie recording, and change the composition.
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